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苦於

简 苦于 · 繁 苦於
Mandarin · pinyin kǔ yú

Meanings

  1. to suffer from (a disadvantage)
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苦
kǔ · bitter; hardship, suffering
於
yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
于
yú · in, on, at; go to; surname
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3–2 · ku3 yu2

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verb

  1. to suffer from
  2. to be harder than (when comparing two types of hardship)

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